JCollins
patreon
Important notice
🕑 Added 2025-01-25 19:28:18 +0000 UTCI have restricted the patreon access to the game for pre-approved logged-in members only because one member from here who goes by the name "OrionCats" on other websites kept stealing the content and making it available to the public even though I asked them not to.
I don't really understand, do you think you are doing good by stealing from an independent artist who makes less than minimum wage? Do you think writing 10+ thousand words EVERY WEEK is not worth 10 dollars a month? Do you think you are giving me free advertisement by stealing from your fellow patreons who are paying for this content? I can understand modding games. The author from published games get less than 25% of the royalties, so by pirating those, you don't harm the artists that much.
But that's why those artists have patreons. So that they can keep making games and art without starving. I can even somewhat justify leaking those creators' content who never, or very rarely make public updates and are earning thousands on the side. Sure, those few people who access the stolen content are probably not that many compared to their supporter base.
I am not such a creator and you should know that by simply LOOKING AROUND THE PAGE YOU FOOL. So, respectfully, go fuck yourself. (this only applies to this one person).
So, thanks to this guy ☝️ the game is now only accessible for logged-in members. I will have to approve every single one of you manually. You can thank this one person for it. Also for giving me more work. I'm truly, honestly sorry for everyone else who has nothing to do with this. I know it's a hassle but I don't know what else to do. Until EvilChani (the website admin) makes the patreon plugin, this is the only thing I can do to protect myself and you guys, and to protect the content you all are paying for.
What to do now:
Please send me your log-in username that you use for the cogdemos website. (only the username, nothing else. Mine is simply jc). You can do this in the comments, in the chat, or in a DM. I don't care if you have a silly username, I won't answer to those messages, I will just add you to the approval list. If you have social anxiety, you can send me an anonymous message on Tumblr, but if you do so, please also include your patreon e-mail address so that I can make sure you are a member here.
After this, there will be no need for passwords either so I will remove that now.
Thank you all, and again, I'm very sorry for this hassle. This is a tiny community and I'm only just starting out with it. This patreon is less than 2 months old and this person has been stealing content since the SECOND week. I don't think any of us deserve this. This one member is very smart that they are hiding behind a different name because otherwise they would have been blocked a long time ago.
Sorry for rambling, I'm just very upset and tired after the work I've done this week and getting this as a reward, so I may be overreacting a bit, but this has been brewing for a while.
Only for you OrionCats: I don't want you here. I don't want your money either. Piss off and don't come back.
If this move will involve me losing members, so be it. I want a safe and healthy community here and that includes myself as well. That also includes me protecting the content you guys are all paying for, and at the moment, this is the best I can do.
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J Collins
with a - at the end? like starkness- ? Because only that one worked
Starkness
my username is starkness
Hollows
My username is hollows
